A beautiful moon rose early in Taos, New Mexico as we hiked the West Rim Trail.

Week Out West: Are you happy?

I don’t remember the very first time Jackson asked me the question, “Are you happy?” I don’t remember where we were or what we were doing to prompt the question. I do know that it was in the very early stages of our relationship and I remember exactly how it made me feel. He looked…

Coffee break at Urban Bru Cafe in Guymon, OK.

Week Out West: For the Love of Dogs and Coffee

Seven days, five or more states, a couple thousand miles and no interstates. Our road trip plans began when we decided to ditch our travel itinerary for Tulsa, North West Arkansas and Eureka Springs – all of which were only a few hours from Springfield. We’d been imagining our week-long-post-holiday-insanity getaway for quite sometime and…